From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: tolugboji Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Differences with side-by-side modification Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:54:19 +0000 Message-ID: References: <1cUlzVJwKi9MPvxxWlJTxflzMcQFvcoMKwWThy-KR7rxrpR9hr4iq0gPIP1zH8m3S_e2J7M1Y8BgiVU3ZUkOh1uMfh5lmxBGeVh0cy3HGh8=@protonmail.com> <20211021093331.GD11300@tuxteam.de> <871r4eya2n.fsf@web.de> <6UZJZZAMS3qK9jA6sxOdP4NGP2B7Z0rRe0ABFS4DoEozSE0atKu842KYlHQkRjxi5HGA45cR5HRqVmHtv5dBRvmaemf97HAA5wxLiGEcuzw=@protonmail.com> <87v91qwuj5.fsf@web.de> Reply-To: tolugboji Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="40909"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org To: Michael Heerdegen Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Oct 21 12:56:07 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1mdVjy-000AQB-SG for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:56:06 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59976 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mdVjw-00013W-R4 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:56:04 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:39462) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mdViM-0000z9-P8 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:54:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-4318.protonmail.ch ([185.70.43.18]:27747) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mdViI-0004UL-Sq for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:54:26 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=protonmail.com; s=protonmail; t=1634813660; bh=Gy55lbQ6gniINyEXf6BEdC461SXEFl3Ftl6VPaS0lkE=; h=Date:To:From:Cc:Reply-To:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=LQndIbrxiEFX89sHH0ZVgMY/+LiRiA0pu3fOeiWfV5I8rsUDksxYy+v813IGdqt0h Hf4a9IamvO/KS9FQ5cALSXlj4cJ9vwjKwAVCr31Jdq+pfXzEt9i5fasYOzPmUfsZRd 90NCHYYYH+/3tnsd75/Jy1rL5iYZvSAaWAfZZvYg= In-Reply-To: <87v91qwuj5.fsf@web.de> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=185.70.43.18; envelope-from=tolugboji@protonmail.com; helo=mail-4318.protonmail.ch X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H4=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:133956 Archived-At: =E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90 Original Me= ssage =E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90 On Thursday, October 21st, 2021 at 10:18 AM, Michael Heerdegen wrote: > tolugboji tolugboji@protonmail.com writes: > > > Got confused on what to do because the window seemed to recognise the m= ouse > > > > over options, but pressing mouse button did nothing. > > Note that by default Ediff uses a standalone control frame (which means > > "window" in the outside world) and that frame should be selected to > > enter the control commands. Dunno if that is related to your > > experiences. > > Anyway, it's possible to edit the currently Ediffed buffers. You can, > > for example, copy regions from one side to the other. The quick help > > (key: ?) is your friend. ? typed a second time removes the quick help. > > It's also possible to edit the buffers manually while they are Ediffed. > > You then hit ! to refresh the diff highlighting. h to toggle the > > highlighting if it distracts while editing. > > Michael. That helps a lot Michael. Was initially bothered by the small command fram= e that pops up and having to use ?. But using ? again to reduce the frame is good and I like the highlighting. I have some code that I need to split up into different files, and can get to do some emacs practice doing so. I come from vscode and similar interna= l environments (one big mess when tools are invented internally).